NORTHMEN PRIDE - North Kansas City School District

SPRING
2015
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NORTHMEN PRIDE
M
oving Forward! Even the cold,
unpredictable winter weather has not
been able to keep the Oak Park family from
continuing to grow to new heights, while still
celebrating our roots. The students in our 50th
graduating class continue to achieve at high
levels and are excited as they see May 13th,
graduation day inching closer on the calendar.
Over the last several months, we have moved
through another great season, of accomplishments. Our student athletes achieved individual
and team goals, and celebrating student success
is always exciting. We continue to add names
to our Missouri Bright Flight Scholarship
banner. Our very own Oak Street Singers gave
a remarkable performance at the state music
conference. Some of our highest-achieving
students earned the Bright Flight Scholarship,
while other scholars were awarded the National
Merit Finalist status.Our PTSA/Booster Club
hosted a Silent Auction and Chili Supper that
was so successful they ran out of chili! Our
school was also selected to design a piano that
would encourage students to engage in the arts,
which is a testament to both Oak Park’s value
of the arts, and our students’ talent. Our staff
began working alongside parents, students,
and community members to begin the strategic
planning process, which we are extremely
excited about.
When students engage in the ACT exam and
score a 31 or higher, they receive this scholarship that earns up to
$10,000 toward their
college careers! It is
exciting to see students
achieve at such a high
level, and it gives our
Juniors something to aim
for as they prepare for the
first ever state-wide ACT
exam on April 28. If you
are a parent of a junior,
please be aware this free
exam can be used for
college admissions and
scholarships. This is a
great opportunity for all
of our juniors and we
anticipate great success
from them as the test
approaches.
Our Fall and Winter sports celebrated many
successes this year. Our Oak Park Wrestling
program continued the tradition of excellence
when sophomore Hunter Shelton won the State
Championship title for 152 lbs. in triple
overtime. We also had many student-athletes
recognized as All-Conference and All-District
performers based on their achievements,
Oak Park
including teams and individuals recognized at
the state level. Our Fine Arts programs are celebrating several students being named to AllDistrict Band and Orchestra, we look forward
to seeing these students compete at the state
level. In addition, we just learned that Keys 4/4
Kids chose Mr. Anderson and our Visual Arts
students to design a piano that would encourage the development of fine arts skills in future
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CONTACT US
Principal
Mark Maus
[email protected]
Twitter@OakPark_Maus
Assistant Principal
Mike Dial
[email protected]
Assistant Principal/Activities Director
Casey Vokolek
[email protected]
Assistant Principal
Kirsten Clemons
[email protected]
Assistant Principal
Chris Sartain
[email protected]
825 NE 79th Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64118
Phone: (816) 413-5300
students. We are pleased to have the piano on
display during our Art Show on March 31st and
hope many of our Oak Park family will be able
to come and see our students’ amazing work.
At the beginning of February we embarked on
a strategic planning process where our goal
was to identify where we are as a school and
dream of where we want to be in three years.
The 20+ member group was comprised of students, staff, parents, and community members
who collaborated to develop a new Mission
Statement, Strategic Objectives, and Tactics
in order for us to close the gap between where
we are and where we want to be. There are
now Action Teams working to create the steps
necessary for us to reach the goals of each
tactic. One of the key focuses of this work was
the importance of building, maintaining, and
extending the Oak Park Family. We will continue to connect with our alumni and build on
the success of the previous 49 graduating classes, while reaching out to our feeder schools to
inspire the next generation of Future Oakies.
As Spring arrives comes, with the excitement
of a new athletic season, high stakes testing,
and Commencement, we look forward to seeing our students continue to excel in various
ways. I would like to extend an invitation to all
Oak Park alumni to join us on May 13th at
Municipal Auditorium at 7:00 PM, as we
celebrate the students of the 50th graduating
class. It is great to be part of the Oak Park
Family!!
Mark Maus, Principal
INTERVENTION & TUTORING
Here at Oak Park, it is our goal for all students
to be successful and graduate on time. We
offer tutoring sessions on Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons from 2:30-4:30.
Students can get support from teachers and
complete assignments at this time.
Students can also recover up to 35 hours per
semester towards their Academic Attendance
by attending these tutoring sessions on Tuesday
and Wednesday.
This year we have built time into the day to
help students as well. Academic Resource
takes place on Mondays and Fridays for 40
minutes right before our lunches begin. This is
a time for students to get help from their
teachers during the school day.
We encourage you to talk to your students
about doing well in school each day. Call us
or stop by if you have questions concerning
your student. If you would like access to their
grades, use the following link to create a parent
account: https://powerschool.nkcschools.org/
public/
KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST
IN STUDENT NEWS
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Mar 13 Registration Deadline for 04/18/15 ACT Exam
Mar 16-20
Spring Break, No School K-12
Mar 31
Art Show
Apr 8
End of Six Week Grading Period
Apr 16
Mr. OP 7 p.m. Main Auditorium
Apr 17 No School K-12
Apr 18 ACT Test Date
May 2
Prom 8-11 p.m. The View at Briarcliff
May 6
Senior Honors Night 7 p.m. Main Auditorium
May 8 Registration Deadline for 06/13/15 ACT Exam
May 11
Senior Celebration 7 p.m. Main Auditorium
May 12
Commencement Rehearsal 7:30 a.m. Main Auditorium
May 13
Senior Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Main Gym
May 13
Commencement Ceremony 7 p.m. Municipal Auditorium
May 21
Last Day of School, Early Release 10:45 a.m.
May 22
Makeup Day (If needed)
May 25
Memorial Day – No School K-12
May 26 - Jun 1 Makeup Days (If needed)
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NEED ACADEMIC HELP?
1. Talk to your teacher.
2. Set up individual tutoring with your teacher.
3. Go to Tuesday and Wednesday After School
Tutoring in the library. Transportation is
provided.
4. Talk with your teacher or FLEX teacher
about the intervention room.
ALUMNI SURVEY
We want to know where our alumni are, what
they are doing now and how they would like
to reconnect with Oak Park and NKC Schools.
Take our Alumni Information Survey to let us
know. Follow the link below to give us your
information.
Alumni Information Survey:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/8XL9DFC
Thank you for your ongoing support!
ACT Test Date
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SPRING 2015
SPEECH & DEBATE, A SEASON OF SUCCESS The Oak Park Speech and Debate Team completed
the regular season with several outstanding accomplishments. The National Speech & Debate Association: National
Forensic League has ranked the program among the top 10% of schools nationwide, based on competitive and service-related activities. The Association has listed Oak Park Speech and Debate in the prestigious 100 Club.
During the regular season, members earned 98 individual entry awards, captured team sweepstakes awards at
Missouri Western State University and St. Joe Benton, and placed 2nd in Speech in Conference. The team earned 13
second team All- Conference Awards, and three individual event champions. The 2015 Conference Champion in Dramatic Interpretation is Alexandra Meyer. Brandon Beshears, senior, is the 2015 International Extemporaneous Speaking Champion. In Original Oratory, junior Steven Horn is the 2015 Conference
Champion. Two seniors, Alexandra Meyer and Brad Taylor, earned Academic
All American Awards from the NSDA. Taylor was profiled on Channel 4’s
Young Achievers segment. Alumna Jeri Willard coaches the Speech and
Debate Team. Willard looks forward to exciting competition at Districts
and a restful spring break.
CAMBIA YEARBOOK The 2014-2015 Cambia yearbooks
are on sale now to April 30, 2015. You may purchase online with
credit card in the district Webstore, or at www.yearbookforever.com,
or in the main office by cash or check. Don’t miss out on the special 50th
edition of the yearbook!
Ryan Bennett, earned Excellent for his Photography Portfolio. Marie Desmurger,
earned Excellent for an entry in First-Year Photography.
THE NORTHMEN’S LOG NEWSMAGAZINE
Madison Russell recieved Honorable Mention in Review Writing. Way to go
Madison, you made us proud!
PIANOS ON PARADE
Next Wednesday, Keys44Kids.org will deliver a piano to the Oak Park Art Department. Pianos on Parade (POP) pairs local artists with youth and has them artistically
transform pianos together. Our kids and community will design and paint this piano,
which will then be exhibited and then placed in the local community for all to play and
enjoy. Some of these pianos remain in their respective locations for the duration of the
event and play host to both spontaneous and planned events and concerts. Other pianos
go on tour and pop up at various outdoor fairs,
festivals and sporting events throughout the summer.
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JOURNALISM & CAMBIA
Read about OPHS Softball team on page 6!
FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT
North Kansas City Schools Presents
Romeo & Juliet
April 2, 3, 4 @ 7:30
Tickets $8.00
Oak Park High School Little Theater
www.ophstheatre.org
One Act Festival
April 23, 24 @ 7:30, & April 25 @ 2:00, 7:30
Tickets $3.00
Oak Park High School Little Theater
www.ophstheatre.org
For more information please
contact Brian Gehrlein.
For more information please visit: http://keys44kids.
org or http://pianosonparade.com/kansascity/
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LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
Students were greeted with a warm “welcome
back” in January as they headed to classes.
The LMC provided hot chocolate and treats as
a special recognition of their return to school.
We served over 800 cups of hot chocolate! It
was a very busy day.
January also saw a new display case unveiled,
entitled “Imagine.” Author, Dianne Maroney,
and photographer, Mario Masitti, have created
a beautiful masterpiece with their book, The
Imagine Project: Stories of Courage, Hope and
Love. The book celebrates life and the
remarkable individuals we encounter on our
journey who, when confronted with life’s
unexpected challenges, become inspirations to
each of us. We hope the display case will cause
you to stop and think about what lies within
each of us as we strive to be our very best.
February has Valentine’s Day, but it was also
a time to celebrate Black History. We created
a display of books, pictures, and a timeline
representing the importance of Black History
and its impact on all of us. The materials used
in the display are available for checkout from
the LMC.
LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER We supported
Hazel Anders
Sadie Hawkins’
Media Paraprofessional
Spirit Week with
donuts, laffy taffy,
Patricia Stancil
chocolate bars,
Library Media Specialist
oranges, granola bars, and red/
Angie Wiegers
white/blue
Library Media Specialist
cupcakes.
Students love
their food!
had an amazing time. Students read one-toone, in small groups, and in large groups. They
colored, pasted, and cut out shapes. There was
one marriage proposal, one love note written,
and one date request from a kindergarten girl.
Our students represented themselves and OP
exceedingly well. We are so proud of them!
We’ve been invited back…plan on joining the
fun next year.
March 6, 2015, was the date for the Gateway
voting and the pizza party. This was the fifth
annual Gateway Voting Party held at OP. The
Gateway Award is given annually to recognize
outstanding literature for high school students.
It is a student choice award. Students who
have read a minimum of three Gateway
nominees throughout the school year are
eligible to vote for their favorite title. This
year we have four students who have read all
fifteen nominees and they will receive a gift
card to Barnes and Noble to recognize their
efforts. The Gateway list of nominees for 20152016 was released on March 6, 2015, at the
pizza party.
OP LMC will be participating in March
Madness, just like everyone else in the nation,
but ours will be books, not basketball. A YA
bracket of our top 32 checkouts for the year has
been created. Students will vote on their
favorite book within each pairing at www.
northmenslmc.weebly.com. Which one will
win?
is “Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library.”
May brings the end of the school year with
our End-of-the-Year Book Swap being held on
May 5. Start collecting your gently used books
to bring in and share with others. This event
should provide some great summer reading
material.
The Mid-Continent Summer Reading Program
has chosen “Unmasked” as its theme for young
adult readers. We will have a “Look Beyond
the Cover” contest to promote summer reading.
So be watching The Axe in May for announcements concerning this fun contest.
The past two months have been very busy in
the LMC with 4503 students using the space,
2551 students with passes, 125 classes, and 105
meetings. We are appreciative of the
support from students and staff. As you can
see, we have had fun as we continue to
encourage students to read, read and read some
more!
One last note, Mrs. Angie Wiegers has
accepted the full-time Library Media Specialist
position at Oak Park beginning the 2015-2016
school year. It has been my pleasure and
privilege to work with Angie this year as she
has traveled between Staley and Oak Park.
Angie is creative, innovative, and a lot of fun
to work with. Please welcome Mrs. Wiegers as
she makes Oak Park her new home.
April 12-18 is National Library Week,
celebrating the importance of libraries in our
schools and communities. The theme this year
March 2 was “Read Across America,”
celebrating Dr. Seuss, so Mrs. Wiegers decided
this year we needed to celebrate in a big way,
which led us to Meadowbrook. We spent the
month of February recruiting, begging, asking,
seeking, cajoling, etc., students to join the fun
and go with us to an elementary school and
read to kids. Meadowbrook was contacted and
teachers from kindergarten to second grade
began requesting high schoolers to visit their
classrooms to read and participate in literacy
activities with their students. We left OP at
9:15 on March 2 to trek to Meadowbrook. All
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What does an elementary school, 10 classroom
teachers, 200+ elementary students, 36 high
schoolers, and 2 librarians have in common?
The answer is Literacy!
All five Oak Park swimmers qualified for the State meet in St. Peters, MO.
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A+ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Participating in the A+ program may qualify
students to receive an A+ Student Financial
Incentive, which includes tuition and general
fees to attend any Missouri public two-year
community college or vocational/technical
school. The A+ program may provide these
educational incentives provided state funds are
appropriated by the state legislature. A+ is a
great way to get your foot into higher
education.
To sign up for A+ you must complete an
agreement which can be found in the A+ Office
located in Oak Park’s Media Center or on the
counseling website. All students are invited
and encouraged to sign up for the A+ Program.
If you are unsure of your A+ status, check the
A+ bulletin board across from the counseling
office. The bulletin board is updated monthly.
Seniors! April 15 is the
deadline to complete
and turn in your
tutoring hours.
A+ REQUIREMENTS
1. Be a U.S. citizen, eligible non-citizen or
lawfully present in the U.S.
2. Attend an A+ designated school for three
consecutive years prior to graduation;
3. Have at least a 95% attendance record for
the four year period;
4. Graduate with a grade point average of 2.5
or higher on a 4 point scale;
5. Perform fifty (50) hours of unpaid academic
tutoring which is connected to North Kansas
City Schools and supervised by a district
employee; and
6. Maintain a record of good citizenship and
avoidance of unlawful use of alcohol or drugs
or acts of violence;
7. Have achieved a score of proficient or
advanced on the Algebra I End-of -Course
exam or a higher level DESE approved End-ofCourse exam in the field of mathematics (ACT
Math Subscore 17, COMPASS Pre-Algebra
43, COMPASS Algebra 1)
AMERICAN LEGION BOYS &
GIRLS STATE OF MISSOURI
Congratulations! The following student(s)
from Oak Park High School have been accepted to participate in the 2015 American Legion
Boys & Girls State of Missouri program
Noah Brown
Hiba Mahgoub
Steven Horn
Mikayla Winkler
Brady O’Donnell
James Woebke
We invite you to visit www.moboysstate.org
and www.missourigirlsstate.org/ for photographs, election results, and newspaper articles
throughout the session. You are also invited to
attend the closing ceremonies and experience
“Democracy in Action” on the final Saturday of
the Missouri State Boys program. The event is
from 8:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Multipurpose Building on the campus of the University
of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.
All College’s and Universities
require a final transcript after graduation.
COUNSELING
Official transcripts take 2 days to
process, please plan accordingly.
The Oak Park Counseling Department would
like all parents and guardians to know we
have completed the Enrollment for 2015-2016
classes. Our expectation is that each student
has engaged family at home in their course
selections. We are excited to create course
sections tied to student interests and requests.
Each student also identified possible career
possibilities and began to explore college
options and off campus programs. You can see
a preview of these Off Campus Options at the
following link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOw4YjcIa_s
More information may be found, along with
an enrollment powerpoint, on the Counseling
website at www.ophscounseling.weebly.com
ACT TEST DATES
Test Date
April 18
June 13
Registration Deadline
Mar. 13
May 8
Oak Park’s School Code: 261-667
Test fee’s are $38.00 for ACT No Writing and
$54.50 for ACT Plus Writing. Register online.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
As the semester is winding down, it is as
important as ever to encourage students to
complete assignments and study for their
tests.
To stay on track to graduate, we need
students to pass all classes in which they are
enrolled. In addition to having a staff that
is committed to help students be successful,
we also offer tutoring after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as well as building
time into our day for intervention. If you
have any questions about what your student
needs to do to be successful, please do not
hesitate to contact their teacher, counselor,
or an administrator.
Oak Park had well over 90% of our seniors
graduate last year and we want to make that
percentage even higher moving forward.
Thank you for encouraging your students to
stay on top of their grades.
Important Notice for Seniors
Transcripts may be requested in
the Couneling office by completing a
form.
COUNSELING & SUPPORT
STAFF & TEAM
Counselor
Larry Katzif
[email protected]
Counselor, Department Chair
Kathie Mahan
[email protected]
Counselor
Marlene Nay
[email protected]
Counselor
Colleen Nichols
[email protected]
School Community Resource Specialist
Heather Brennan
[email protected]
School Psychologist
Natalie Peters
[email protected]
Gifted Resource Specialist
Lori Dameron
[email protected]
Registrar
Natalie Johnsen
[email protected]
Counseling Administrative Assistant
Kris Roberts
[email protected]
A+ Coordinator, Assistant Principal
Mike Dial
[email protected]
A+ Administrative Assistant
Emily Irr
[email protected]
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ACTIVITIES
Congratulations to the Oak Park Pommies for the state performance
on Saturday, February 28th. They placed 1st in the Mix Routine and
5th in the Dance Routine. This gave them a 4th place finish at State!
The team included Tiffany Grazda, Kelsey Shannon, Delaney Sievert,
Sammi Shafar, MC O’shea, Mikaelee Behen, Taylor Dorrel, Brianna
Glanville, Jennifer Marx, Kayla Kline, and Lily Jackson.
WRESTLING
Oak Park Qualified 3 wrestlers for the state tournament in Columbia
on February 19th-21st. Sophomores, Remington Brelsford and Israel
Esteban, competed well and both came home with wins at the
tournament. Hunter Shelton, also a sophomore, won the State
Championship at 152 lbs! Hunter is pictured on the cover page with his
Great Uncle, John Burwell, who was Oak Park’s second state champion
in school history. Congrats to the Oak Park Wrestling Team on a great
season!
106 lbs Nick Anello – Honorable Mention
120 lbs Chase Ballard – 2nd Team All-Conference
138 lbs Chance Pitman – 2nd Team All-Conference
152 lbs
Hunter Shelton – 1st Team All-Conference
STATE CHAMPION
160 lbs
Israel Esteban
STATE QUALIFIER
182 lbs Remington Brelsford – Honorable Mention
STATE QUALIFIER
285 lbs Jordan Williams – Honorable Mention
SWIMMING
The Oak Park Girls Swim team concluded with an excellent
performance at the conference tournament, winning six of the events.
All five Oak Park swimmers qualified for the State meet in St. Peters,
MO.
Annie Bensyl 1st Team All Conference, STATE QUALIFIER
Allie Armitage
1st Team All Conference, STATE QUALIFIER 200
Freestyle School Record and 7th best time in the state
Ty Foxworthy 1st Team All Conference, STATE QUALIFIER
Hannah Rupard 1st Team All Conference, STATE QUALIFIER
Hannah Hermsen 1st Team All Conference, STATE QUALIFIER
To Stay Connected with all
upcoming activities view our
Sports and Activities Calendar
on our Oak Park High Schools
website.
1.
VOCAL MUSIC
Oak Street Singers and
Treble FX competed at
Northwest Missouri State
University on February
7th. Treble FX competed against six choirs in
their
division and ended
go to www.nkcschools.org/ophs
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FIRST
PLACE. Oak
2. click on rSchoolToday
Street singers competed
against four choirs in their
division and they also received
FIRST PLACE. Then, after all the scores were tabulated, Oak Street was
named the GRAND CHAMPION of the festival an honor that we have not
received since 2008. Congratulations to Mr. Droegemueller, Ms. Hickman, and the vocal music students.
Oak Street was also
able to perform at the
annual conference for
the Missouri Music
Educators Association.
This is a great honor
that is only awarded
to a very small group
of schools on a yearly
basis.
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OP POMMIES
FALL & WINTER AWARDS
OAK PARK ALL STARS
Oak Street was awarded a check for $5000 by winning
the 99.7 Christmas Choir Competition.
SPEECH AND DEBATE
Oak Park Speech and Debate Team welcomed the 25 Greater Kansas
City Suburban Conference schools. In addition to hosting the tournament,
the team earned several awards – including three Individual Conference
Champions and a 2nd place Team finish. Congratulations to…
Heiu Bui
Dimitrius Bright
Lucas Smith
Dalton Dildine Brandon Beshears
Brandon Beshears
Maddie Kuykendall
Alexandra Meyer
Alex Beshears
Brad Taylor
Lauren Mills
Ally Laytham
Ally Laytham
Lucas Smith Maddie Kuykendall,
Brandon Beshears
Alexandra Meyer
Steven Horn
8th Place, Duo Interpretation
8th Place, Humorous Interp
8th Place, US Extemp Speaking
8th Place, Prose
7th Place, Lincoln – Douglas Debate
7th Place, Dramatic Interp
6th Place, Poetry
6th Place, US Extemp Speaking
5th Place, Congress
4th Place, Congress
4th Place, Prose
4th Place, Storytelling
4th Place, Duo Interp
1st Place, International Extemp Speaking
1st Place, Dramatic Interp
1st Place, Original Oratory
SOFTBALL
Congratulations to the Oak Park Softball Program for achieving honors as
an Academic All-State Team. This award is evidence of the incredible
work completed, not only on the field, but also in the classroom. The
team received a cumulative GPA of 3.43. Individual honors are give to the
following athletes:
Jordan Wells, Senior McKenna Hutchinson, Junior
Amanda Link, Junior
Abigail Witmer, Junior
Cailyn Deeney, Sophomore Jessica Fowler, Sophomore
Brittney Frazier, Sophomore
Oak Park Softball is hosting a camp that will encourage the longevity
of fundamental skills. This camp, once every other week, encourages
retention of those basic, foundational skills. The camp is for any Oak Park
bound athlete.
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This camp is a FREE softball academy for any girls desiring to advance their skills. Skills covered: hitting, bunting, throwing, fielding,
sliding, pitching, catching, base running. Academy will run from
May 2015 through July 2015.
1st & 3rd Mondays: Ages 6-10. 2nd & 4th Mondays: Ages 11-14
Contact Coach Smothers for an enrollment form and an academy
calendar of specific dates and times at (417) 437-2853 or email her at
[email protected].
Marquis Caldwell, 1st Team All Conference
Mat Wingerson, 1st Team All Conference
Brandon Beshears, Honorable Mention
Brysen Stigger, Honorable Mention
Matt O’Neil, Honorable Mention
Joey Scott, Honorable Mention
VOLLEYBALL
Orie Agbaji, 2nd Team All State, 1st Team All Conference and 1st
Team All District
Karli Reichert, 1st Team All Conference and 1st Team All District
Rebecca Saari, 1st Team All Conference and 2nd Team All District
Cydney Newton, 2nd Team All Conference and 2nd Team All District
Kelly Andrews, 1st Team All Conference
Julia Wopata, 2nd Team All Conference
The wolleyball team would also like to recognize six varsity athletes
who qualified for Academic All State honors. The qualifications
include 75% playing time at the varsity level, and a 3.6 or higher cumulative GPA. Please join us in congratulating Kelly Andrews, Orie
Agbaji, Jessica Morrison, Cydney Newton, Karli Reichert, and Julia
Wopata.
SOCCER
Joe Dyer, 1st Team All Conference and Conference Offensive Player
of the Year
Gerardo Salgado, 1st Team All Conference
Logan Favreau, 2nd Team All Conference
Jake Dyer, Honorable Mention
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FOOTBALL
Six Varsity Volleyball players qualified for Academic All State honors.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT
FOR PARTICIPATION IN MSHSAA ACTIVITIES
If your student is a sophomore, junior or senior and he/she was required to take
Flex your student would only need to accumulate 3.125 credits in the previous
semester to be eligible.
Fall Semester
SENIOR
Earned 3.5 credits in the spring
semester junior year. Be enrolled
in 3.5 credit-earning classes.
Fall Semester
JUNIOR
Earned 3.5 credits in the spring
semester sophomore year. Be
enrolled in 3.5 credit-earning
Fall Semester
SOPHOMORE
On November 20, 2014 Oak Park
Head Volleyball Coach, Candi McCall
was awarded The Greater Kansas
City Official Association Coach of
the Year.
Winter Semester
Earned 3.5 credits in the fall
semester sophomore year. Be
enrolled in 3.5 credit-earning
FRESHMAN
Promotion from 8th grade.
Winter Semester
Earned 3 credits in the fall
semester freshman year. Be
enrolled in 3 credit-earning
BAND
Brianne Bender - Honorable Mention, B-Flat Clarinet, 13th Chair
Desiree Byas - All-District Band, Flute, 8th Chair
Kaitlyn Davis - All-District Band, Flute, 6th Chair
Austin Edmisten - Honorable Mention Band, Percussion 2 Option 1
All-District 2nd Alternate
Christopher Fusco - All-District Band, Percussion 1 Option 1
Rachel Gibbs - Honorable Mention Band, French Horn, 1st Chair
All-District 1st Alternate
Christian Hockman - All-District Jazz Band, Bass Trombone
Steven Horn - Honorable Mention Band, Baritone BC, 3rd Chair
Brady O’Donnell - All-District Band, French Horn, 8th Chair
Todd Perry - All-District Band,
B-Flat Clarinet, 16th Chair
Gabrielle Stanley - All-District
Band, B-Flat Clarinet, 21st
Chair
Winter Semester
Earned 3.5 credits in the fall
semester junior year. Be enrolled
in 3.5 credit-earning classes.
Earned 3 credits in the spring semester freshman year. Be enrolled
in 3.5 credit-earning classes.
Fall Semester
Winter Semester
Earned 3.5 credits in the fall
semester senior year. Be enrolled
in 3.5 credit-earning classes
ORCHESTRA
Thomas Bealmear - String Orchestra, 1st Violin, 12th Chair
James Blake - String Orchestra, Bass, 9th Chair
Charlie Cunningham - String Orchestra, 2nd Violin, 16th Chair
Dustin Gier - String Orchestra, 2nd Violin, 14th Chair
David Horowitz - Full Orchestra, 2nd Violin, 17th Chair
Chad Humphrey - Full Orchestra, 1st Violin, 15th Chair
Kenzie Johnson - String Orchestra, Bass, 5th Chair
FUTURE COLLEGIATE ATHLETES
Eight students are signing to participate in college athletics/activities. Please
congratulate these students when you see them.
Cali Porter- Softball- Labette County Community College
Austin Curttright - Bowling-Culver-Stockton
Cydney Newton - Volleyball – Avila University
Evan Wilson – baseball – William Jewell
Rebecca Saari – Volleyball - Calvin College
Trevor Kirkman – Baseball - Central Methodist University
Kara Parman- Baton Twirling- Northwest Missouri State University
Mat Wingerson – Football – Simpson College
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NORTHMEN PRIDE
SPRING 2015
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OBJECTIVES
Every student will develop a personalized
foundation of learning.
Every student will develop perseverance
and confidence that will empower each
individual to make a positive impact.
Every student will take responsibility for
self, peers, school, and community.
TACTICS
1. We will ensure innovative, challenging,
and engaging learning experiences for
all students.
2. We will integrate feeder schools and
community to unite our Oak Park family.
NEW STRATEGIC PLANNING
PROCESS
A group comprised of students, staff, parents,
and community members collaborated to
develop a new Mission Statement, Strategic
Objectives, and Tactics in order for us to close
the gap between where we are and where we
want to be in the future.
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3. We will establish a culture of ownership
and accountability.
4. We will develop and maintain a physical
environment that supports our mission
and is worthy of our Oak Park family.
Spring Break, No School K-12
March 16-20
Art Show
March 31
Mr. OP
Main Auditorium 7:00pm
April 16